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@uiten tstrs @strut @ffice E. SEYMOUR AND S. J. TAYLOR, OF ROME, NEW YORK. Letters Patent No. 67,221, dated July 30, 1867.

IMPBDVEMENT IN COMBINED HORSE-BAKE AND AHAY-SPREADER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT `MAY CONOERN:

Be' it known that we, SEYMOUR and S. J. TAYLOR, of Rome, in the county of Oneida, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Combined 'Hay-Rake and Tedder; andwe do hereby declare the following to be a fnll,.olear, and exact description ofthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a side elevation of our hay-rake and teddar one wheel being removed to s'how the parts.

Figure 2 is a plan of the same.

Figure Sis a view of the cam-wheel and stop.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the rake-head.

Our invention consists 'invan improved hay-rake and tedder combined, whereby all the advantages of each are obtained from one machine.

That others may understand the construction and operation of my invention, we will proceed to particularlyv describe it;

In fig. 1,- A is the main frame of the machine, made as represented,a.nd by which the whole is drawn, a

Y suitable tongue or shaft being attached for that purpose. v On this main frame, at suitable places, are attached the guides I I, in which the arms B B of the rake-head slide freely backwards and forwards. They are controlled and kept in any desired position by the two levers EE connected with the lever L. The rake-head is shown in iig. 4, and consists of two pieces of wood, or other material of suitable length and size, connected by the rods jj, and securely fastened at the ends to a cam-wheel, K, The teeth of the rake or tcdder are inserted in holes v in the frame at proper distances apart, and securely fastened by scrcwmuts or otherwise. A solid shaftmight be employed in the place of the frame described and shown, but we prefer -thc frame because it is cheaper and not so heavy. The 4cani-wheel K is so attached to the rake-head so 'that' when in use as a rakcr it shall hold the head in a suitable position for gathering the hay or grain, and when desired, it maybe released', allowed to perform a half revolution, and be again retained-by the use vof the lever L. The cam-wheel K in its revolution is made to stop and hold the rake-head, at the pleasure of the driver, by means of a stop upon the rear ends of the main frames, and this stop may be either permanent or movable. The rake-head M revolves upon journals which rest in boxes or eyes at the rear ends of the arms B B, and to the ends of these journals are firmly secured the pulleys P P. Attached tothe inner side of the spokes'of thewhcel C is a grooved ring, by means of which'motion is communicated from said wheel to the rake-head M, when it is used us a teddcr. This grooved ring is secured by clamps to the spokes, and is easily removed and replaced as occasion requires, so that the wheels of the farm-wagon may, if necessary, bc used with the rake and tcdder, and the iirst cost of the machine materially reduced. Therear guides are madelong'er than the forward ones in order to allow the rake-head to accommodate itself to any inequalities of the ground, and the arms B B carryingr the rake-head may be adjusted by means of screws passing through the main frameA, -and bearing on a plate on the under side of the said arms to accommodate the rake-head, when the front ends of the shaft are held high or` low, by using therewith a 4 tall or low base. When used as a tedder the pulleys are connected bythe band, and as the machine is drawn over the ground the rake-head is caused to rotate rapidly, taking up and scattering` the grass in the most perfect manner. The band Gr is-kept tight upon the wheels by the action of the lever L, causing the rake-head to be forced backward, thereby increasing the tension suiliciently, and when not in use the pressure is relaxed and the head remains stationary. While being transported from one field to another or elsewhere, as required, the rake-head may be secured with the teeth projecting horizontally so as to bc free from liability of damage from obstructions in the road by any suitable or convenientlocking device which will prevent a movement in either direction. 'When used as a rakcr the bandr G may be removed, though in sliding thc rake-head forward far enough tobring the cam-wheels in connect-ion with the stop, the band will be so slack as not to revolve the rake. When the driver pulls the lepver`L towards him the rake-head is brought forward sufficiently far to be caught and held by the cam-wheel K, until the hay is ready .to be deposited in the row,when by releasing the strain' upon the lever the head is released, the hay'is deposited in its place, and with a half revolution itis again ready for raking. The lever L may be retained in any desired position by a holding device of any convenient construction placed within reach of the drvers hand or foot.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ise l. A revolving rake provided with n driving-band and with stops K, or their equivalents, so that the implement may be adjusted to be used as n rake or as a tedder, as may Vbe desired, by sliding the rnkehead toward or way from the driving-wheel, as and with the effect set forth. v i 2. The revolving rake-head M, mounted in bearings at the ends of the sliding-arms B B, so that the same movement by which the rake-head is brought in Contact with the stops will loosen the band G, and it will cease 1 to operate the rake. 'I I 3. In combination with the rake-head M, and sliding-bars B B, the levers E E, and L, substantially as and for the purposes set fort-h` 4. In combination with the arms B B, and guides I Igtlle adjusting-screws R R, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

E. E. SEYMOUR, s. J. TAYLOR. 1'

Witnesses:

S. S. LEWIS, O. HUMEMON. 

